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EBS vs EFS - Block Storage vs File Storage on AWS

Attach an EBS volume to one instance and mount EFS across two Availability Zones to compare single-attach block storage with shared file storage.

40 minutes
infrastructure/aws
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Lab Overview

Hands-on comparison of Amazon EBS and Amazon EFS. You will create a VPC with two public subnets, launch instances in different Availability Zones, attach a gp3 EBS volume, and create an EFS file system shared across both instances.

You'll learn to:

  • Create and attach a gp3 EBS volume, then format and mount it
  • Create an EFS file system with mount targets in two AZs
  • Mount EFS on multiple instances and verify shared access
  • Compare access patterns: single-attach/single-AZ (EBS) vs multi-attach/multi-AZ (EFS)
  • Decide when to pick EBS vs EFS based on workload requirements

Key Resources:

What You'll Learn

Create and attach an EBS gp3 volume to an EC2 instance

Format, mount, and write data to an EBS volume

Create an EFS file system with mount targets in multiple AZs

Mount EFS on multiple instances and verify shared file access

Compare EBS and EFS for different workload scenarios

Prerequisites

Basic AWS CLI familiarity

Understanding of EC2 instances and Availability Zones

Technologies Covered

awsebsefsstorageblock-storagefile-storagegp3

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This lab is part of the AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) course

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